Deutsche & Asks

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ann41811

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I have to questions:

1. How to pronounce the word : Deutsche?

2. When you read the following sentence: he asks me a question, do both S on the word asks are voiced? or is there another way to read it?

Thanks in advance.
 

corum

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Just to clarify from your initial post, there are no voiced consonants in 'asks' at all. Both 's' are voiceless alveolar fricatives /s/.
 

bds51

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Hello Ann...
Pronounce Deutsche [doy chuh] It should be two syllables because of the 'e' at the end which is pronunced like a schwa. If there is no 'e' at the end, it's pronounced [doych].
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